Course final project: cross-over art pt.6

Whittling away at the draft, turning it more and more into a painting. I noticed I'm putting too much detail into the painting process but I'm just enjoying it too much I suppose...

I dug out some wood texture and surface references from my Sea of Thieves screenshot folder. I always had appreciated the art style of this game but scrutinizing it so closely like this I notice just how excellent it is in its simplicity. Very few elements overall but rendered with high care and attention to the detail.

(Skull reference. These are items you can find in the game and sell for in-game currency.)

Sticking my nose right into a game's pixels is not new to me -- observing a game closely like this and becoming aware of all the detail around lets you have a newfound appreciation for the way the whole package has been constructed. Works for real life too, sometimes it's great just to stop for a second and take in the surroundings.

Also this could turn into a whole monologue of "are games art" but it's much too late for that today.

Shipwreck-ISIC will eventually have arms too, but I was thinking of making another quicker painting of a right side view to better show the plans I have for his cannon arm.